Lung cancer is the primary cause of cancer death among men, and now surpases breast cancer as the No1 cause of cancer death among women

Risk factors for TB!!

Living in close contact or with another person who has active TB.
Malnourishment
immunosuppressed status
homelessness including living in shelters
incarceration due to the close living quarters
chronic diseases leading to decr. resistance IE. renal failure, COPD, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus,
immigration from countries with TB prevalence*western europe*
being a migrant farm worker